26th of July Movement Armband

Object/Artifact

Key West Art & Historical Society

26th of July Movement Armband

Name/Title

26th of July Movement Armband

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.0054a

Description

Red and black velvet bullet shaped armband with the number '26' in white velvet. Worn by a member of the 26th of July Movement which was a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba in 1959. This armband was said to have been worn by Lieut. Benito Atamore, who was born in Key West on July 4, 1910. He belonged to Castro's underground in Havana for some time until he fled and became an officer of the Second National Front of Escambray (Segundo Frente Nacional del Escambray). Its name commemorates an attack on the Santiago de Cuba army barracks on July 26, 1953. The movement began formally in 1955 when Castro went to Mexico to form a disciplined guerrilla force.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Atamore, Benito

Date made

circa 1955 - circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Cuba

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Armband, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Cloth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

1987.01.0054

Notes

1987.01.0054b